Wyandot Sports Hall of Fame

Tim Gebhardt was a 1,000-point scorer in basketball and a standout baseball player at Wynford High School, where he graduated in 1971. He was an All-Ohio first-team basketball selection his senior season and went on to Muskingum College. His baseball career included three letters and a regional appearance with the Royals in 1970. He was an OHSAA basketball official for 43 years, working nine state tournament games, and also officiated NCAA women’s basketball.

In basketball, Gebhardt was on varsity teams that went 16-5, 19-2 and 20-2 during his career, winning North Central Conference championships in 1970 and 1971 and sectional championships in 1969 and 1971. The 1970 team ranked No. 3 in the AP and UPI polls. He finished with 1,168 points in his varsity career, averaging 18.3 per game, and was AA first-team All-Ohio his senior year. He had a career-high scoring performance of 41 points in 1971 when he averaged 21.2 points per game and shot 85 percent from the foul line. His Wynford freshman team finished 13-1.

He went on to play at Muskingum, earning three letters and setting a school record by making 114 free throws in a row. That is where he earned his officiating license. As a basketball official, Gebhardt officiated OHSAA games for 43 years, including 28 consecutive years of regional tournaments and nine state tournament games. He officiated NCAA women’s basketball on the Division I, II and III levels for 34 years, including NCAA Tournament games, including the 2009 Division III Final Four. He is a past president of the Lake Erie Basketball Officials Association.

He is a member of the Wynford, Crawford County, Lake Erie Basketball Officials, Northern Ohio Basketball Officials and Ohio Basketball Officials Hall of Fames.

Gebhardt and his wife, Patti, live in Pepper Pike.